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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mrs. Williams saw the dog in the courtroom in Chapter 9, what year did she remember?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1965.

2. In Chapter 13, what cap did New Hampshire have on the amount of compensation someone could receive for being wrongly incarcerated?
(a) $200,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $25,000.

3. Where did McMillian spend his first week out of prison?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Monroe County.
(d) Atlanta.

4. How many years did Ian Manuel spend in solitary confinement?
(a) 15.
(b) 9.
(c) 22.
(d) 18.

5. How much money was Stevenson able to get McMillian for being wrongly incarcerated?
(a) $450,000.
(b) $300,000.
(c) About a half a million dollars.
(d) A few hundred thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Trina Garnett when she was sent to an adult prison for women?

2. In Chapter 12, how many of the women on Alabama's death row were condemned for deaths of their young children or the deaths of abusive spouses or boyfriends?

3. During the time McMillian was on death row, how many men had he seen leave for execution?

4. When did "The New York Times" attempt to raise money to defend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. against perjury charges in Alabama?

5. How long did "Dr. Ed Seger" successfully pretend to be a doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was eventually discovered about the doctor who declared George Daniel sane to stand trial for murder?

2. In Chapter 11, why did Stevenson have to take bomb threats seriously?

3. In Chapter 11, why was Stevenson optimistic about what evidence in the McMillian case might accomplish in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals?

4. Why was Marsha Colbey charged with capital murder?

5. What was Sullivan like in 1989, and what was his home life like?

6. Where did McMillian decided to live in Chapter 13?

7. Why did Stevenson's office in Atlanta sue Angola Prison?

8. What issues were there when Stevenson got to the courtroom on the second day of the Rule 32 Hearing?

9. Who was hired as a paralegal in Chapter 9?

10. What was Michael O'Connor's background?

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